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March 3 2010 sees Maynooth venture to a new and unknown place in the shape of the coming together of People in an act of Music, Dance, Performance, Noise, laugther, movement and self gratification.

The Gathering will take place on the north campus in NUIM on a site that is adjacent to the Students Union Centre. This will be the largest student event ever held on Maynooth campus with a capacity of 4999.

The event will play host to a number of live acts playing on 3 separate stages. Acts include Dutch chart topping sensation Sydney Samson, Scottish Mercury award nominees The View, multi platinum and award winning singer songwriters Mundy, Duke Special and Mick Flannery, local band The Chapters, the highly rated Northern trio The Japanese popstars, Meteor best new comer nominees Saccade, Saving J, 2010 Meteor Music Awards nominees for Best Irish Band and Best Irish Album The Coronas, and Electro indie groups Neosupervital, Grand Pocket Orchestra and Futures Apart. The outdoor stages will include the infamous Headphone disco with a twist in the form of the Olympic games Headphone style.

More acts will be added and announced closer to the date of the event.

The Gathering isn't all about the music its about people experiencing new things together like our Mega Dance at the Amuzements, the Oxygen bar, our festival clothing Stalls, the 3 Wii marquee, the Xbox Dodge and the gourmet food stalls. How about our offer "rent a tent" for your very own VIP lounge.

Wellies, sunscreen, Aldi ski wear and raingear are all part of the dress code but if all you have is a Feile '87 t-shirt entrance will be considered